{"product_id":"king-arthur-s-sword-⚔️","title":"King Arthur’s Sword ⚔️","description":"\u003cp\u003eI don’t usually name crystals, but this one never had a chance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe second I saw it, all I could think was King Arthur, Excalibur, and the Sword in the Stone.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis incredible Hashupi Quartz comes from the Hashupi region of Pakistan’s Shigar Valley. While it technically forms in the Karakoram Mountains rather than the Himalayas themselves, the two mountain ranges sit side by side and are part of the same great high mountain region of Asia. That’s why collectors often group pieces like this under the broader category of Himalayan Quartz.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat makes this piece so special is that it is completely natural and untouched. This is not a polished carving. This is how nature actually grew it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe clarity is unbelievable. Crystal clear from tip to base, with a beautiful dusting of green chlorite coating the lower half of the crystal. It almost looks like the handle of a sword emerging from the earth, while the clear quartz blade rises above it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI love statement pieces, and this is exactly the kind of piece that stops me in my tracks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNot because it’s flashy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBecause it’s fascinating.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow does a crystal naturally grow into something that looks so much like a sword?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHow does nature create something this clean, this dramatic, and this perfectly balanced?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe more you look at it, the more impossible it feels.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the kind of piece that starts conversations. The kind of piece people walk across the room to pick up and examine. The kind of piece that makes you wonder what stories it would tell if it could talk.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAnd yes, before anyone asks, Christian and I have been calling it King Arthur’s Sword ever since we bought it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome crystals are beautiful.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome crystals are memorable.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis one feels legendary.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantis Rising Crystals","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46347172053189,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/atlantisrisingcrystals.com\/products\/king-arthur-s-sword-%e2%9a%94%ef%b8%8f","provider":"Atlantis Rising Crystals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}